Published: Feb 28, 2017, 7:49 am • Updated: Feb 28, 2017, 7:49 am By Marina Villeneuve, The Associated Press AUGUSTA, Maine — Retired Coast Guard officer Roger Johnson sometimes notices a harsh buzz when he turns on his amateur radio, and he blames high-powered lighting used to grow pot. Amateur radio operators say the legalization […]
Published: Sep 6, 2017, 11:37 am • Updated: Sep 6, 2017, 6:11 pm By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff A federal legislative committee could soon determine the fate of several proposals to protect existing and future state marijuana laws, businesses and research. On Wednesday, The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Rules continued hearing testimony […]
Published: Oct 12, 2017, 8:57 am • Updated: Oct 12, 2017, 9:57 am By The Associated Press PHOENIX — A Phoenix man who says he was forced by police to eat marijuana or go to jail has filed a lawsuit against the city and the three ex-officers involved. Edgar Castro’s suit seeks undisclosed punitive and […]
Published: Dec 21, 2017, 1:57 pm • Updated: Dec 21, 2017, 2:49 pm By Katie Shapiro, The Cannabist Staff “Connection, connection, connection,” Steve DeAngelo stressed to the collection of 150 cannabis and music industry insiders gathered in the Colorado mountains for the inaugural Aspen High Summit. The first-of-its-kind conference held last week at Aspen’s Limelight […]
Published: Nov 29, 2017, 2:50 pm • Updated: Nov 29, 2017, 2:50 pm By Rachel Siegel and Fenit Nirappil, The Washington Post As they filed through the sleek waiting room of RISE Silver Spring, prospective patients – the old, the young, the sick, and the curious – came upon deep glass cases that looked like […]
Published: Sep 12, 2017, 10:45 am • Updated: Sep 12, 2017, 11:59 am By Elliott Almond, Mercury News Different sports leagues have different regulations and thresholds for marijuana use by their players. Here’s a look at the variations in policy. NFL Players are tested once in the offseason from mid-April to mid-August. Players test positive […]
The embattled owners of a once-thriving string of cannabis businesses along Colorado’s Front Range have been ordered by a Denver judge to pay $8.8 million after finding they failed to honor commitments to the owner of properties they were buying in Denver. The decision issued Wednesday by Denver District Judge Edward Bronfin said the co-owners […]
Published: Nov 3, 2017, 6:10 pm • Updated: Nov 3, 2017, 6:07 pm By Vincent Chandler, The Cannabist Staff Featured guest: Natasha Irizarry, co-founder and CEO of Stashbox, a personalized monthly subscription box for cannabis consumers. Podcast: Play in new window | Download LOTS TO TALK ABOUT • Using data to interpret sales trends and […]
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Tuesday announced an expansion of the state’s medical marijuana program and said residents would no longer have to “jump through hoops” to get access to the drug. Murphy unveiled the recommendations of a panel commissioned earlier this year at a news conference at his Trenton […]
Published: Aug 1, 2017, 1:27 pm • Updated: Aug 1, 2017, 1:27 pm By The Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota residents suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder can start buying medical marijuana. Tuesday brought the latest expansion of the state’s medical marijuana program that launched in July 2015. Patients suffering chronic pain that couldn’t […]